Pickkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk up a penguin

Anyone who knows me knows I absolutely LOVE penguins. I think they are just the cutest little creatures ever, you can but smile when you look at one.

As part of my wedding day I had to make sure they featured in some little way.

 Watching over the rings on the morning of the wedding.

 Cute little penguin couple on my husbands bike.

 Featuring in the wedding photographs out in Emo Court, Co. Laois

My good friend Orla Edwards who runs Cakes by Orla, ensured that they featured in the main reception and had them escaping from the back of the cake. If you want to check out some of her fantastic creations check out her facebook page at:  Cakes by Orla


Sinead Ging fed my fetish by taking pictures of a Wally themed penguin I gave her in the run up to the big day.  

 Praying for good weather on the big day.

Doing the conga at the dinner table.

The Fibres of love

I am all about the personal touch and my wedding day was no exception. Weddings can be a stressful time and as I find crochet relaxes me it was the perfect route to go down. I decided that I wanted little pieces of myself everywhere throughout the day.

I made some items which were evident in the ceremony and reception, so there is a little of my personality throughout the day.

Firstly I made the ring pillow for our daughter to carry the rings up the church.

I also made some crochet flowers to go in her headpiece which was made with baby's breath and ribbon by Flowers by Josephine. Josephine Higginbotham was so accommodating and helped with my creative buzz, she advised me to make some flowers to go in the groom and best men's button holes. The attention to detail was fabulous on the day. If you want to see more of Josephine's work please check her out at: Wedding Flowers by Josephine

I covered a jar and pen for the signing of the register to have it all personalised with my crafty theme.

My pride and joy on the day was my bouquet and bridesmaids bouquets. They took several weeks to make, but it was worth every painstaking minute to have it in my hand as I walked up the aisle. I made them multicoloured for maximum impact. My own bouquet was larger and had a silver handle, the bridemaid's were smaller and I wrapped their handles in lace and decorated with a pearl brooch to match the detail on my dress and shoes.

In the hotel, the table numbers were jars which I had crocheted covers for, I choose an ivory colour similar to my dress and it has a sparkly thread running through it. Each one was tied with string and a wooden heart. Each heart had a hand written number and a pearl detail attached.

Thanks to Ciara Drennan for my amazing wedding photographs, if you want to see more of Ciara's work please check out her website: http://www.ciaradrennan.com 
or you can also like her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CiaraDPhotography